Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-04-28

The steamer Raitea burns az sea and
one life is lost.
Jim Babes. a murderer Of ten men, is kill
ed by officers at Chattanooga.
Most OF the Panhandle robbers confess.
j. T. Trowbridge, the author, is serious
iy i'll at Arlington. Mass.
The aggregate OF the appropriations
made by the last legislature OF Wisconsin
was so17. 800. This is SIs6, 900 less than
the appropriations made in 1855.
Two Fox. the murderer OF E. b. Cald.
well, kills himself near Fort Assinaboine,
TO prevent capture
w. w. Corcoran, eighty-six years of age,
called upon Senator Morrill,, seyenty-six
years OF age, in Washington recently, Mr..
MorrilPs birthday, and remarked that he
hoped TO sse Senator Morrill, ten years
hence.
When the state room OF the steamer
Virginia, from Baltimore TO Norfolk. oc.
cupied by Robert w. Gatewood, was
opened. his body Was found in bed with a
pistol bail in the brain. He was twenty.
five years old, q graduate of Annapolis
naval academy, and fourth assistant ex-
aminer in the division OF steam engineer
ing oil the patent officer, Washington. His
mind, which was uneommonly brilliant,
had become unbalanced by his intense
study.
The official report OF the trial trip of the
Atlanta was received at the navy depart
ment from the commandant OF the New
York navy yard. 1t showed: Average
speed Tor the six hours, 1873 knots, aver
age revolutions per minutes, GIT; average
stearn pressure. S7.1 pounds: average sin
oil screw, IA per cent; average collective
horse power, 1900, which is a little short
OF the contract. Secretary Whitney saws
she win probably be accepted.
Senator Sherman says: All the letters
that know OF that passed between my
brother and Gen. Logan have been publish.
ed. II there are any more / wish they
would publish them. / want you to pub
lish any letters you can get hold OF written
by Gen. Sherman. There is nothing he
wants to hide. He may be a little careless
in his form OF expression, but he does not
write or think malice OF any one. He and
Gen. Logan we're always friends. Their was
never any disagreement between them.
P~ostofices established-Dakota: Mi.
randa, Frank county. Wisconsin: Cosgroye.
Barron county; Nayan. Jefferson county,
Site Changed-Belvidere, Montcalm coun-
". Postmasters commissioned-Dakota:
White Book, d.. Johnson; Winchester. c. +.
Bumstead; Columbia. J. II. Taylor. Iowa:
Eagle Grove, j. II. Howell; Marshalltown,
w. 4. Bailey Anamosa, y. s.. Noble; On
tario, j. L. Stull. Minnesota; Austin, C.
johnson, Wisconsin: Meeker, NJ. Becker:
NJ. Becker oxbow, X. NJ. Howard.
Thomas Murphy OF M~arshfeld, Wis. was
arrested on a warrant sworn out by a
handsome young girl named Annie Lynn
OF Sherry. Wis, on the charge OF illegiti.
mate parentage. Murphy had evaded
the officers since November. The affair
was aiterward adjusted by a marriage.
East Ohio and the Border OF West Virgin.
la were ravaged by a cyclone. The loss of
life was happily small, but the damage to
property exceeds a million.
About twenty-five Chicago creditors of
Clapp & Davis. the wholesale jewellers. who
tailed for S250,0O0 held an indignation
meeting at which there we're many angry
that the firms alleged collapse
was a bare-iaced swindle.
A syndicate has been formed in Califor. |
MIA TO control the redwood forests. This |
is a big thing all around. The trees are |
and it takes millionaires, to con. |
troll them. Last year the cut was 22S.. |
1921 5 feet, worth in San Francisco $5..
300, 600, one third OF which is profit.
DIR. Bruitt. on trial at Dodgeville, Wis.
or poisoning his wife, was found dead in
iis cell, and IL il thought be poisoned him
ell TO escape the state prison. The doc
or was said to have killed his wife to Sc
'urc $40, 00o insurance on her life. This
tote was found on him: II feel as II | was
ibout to take \ change OF venue to the su.
'rctne judge on high. II SO, the Judge Is
the more inclined to mercy. / am
very badly. My heart seenist to have
work to-day. Don't let them remove
no TO the jail 10 de- DR.. Bruitt was a
sading physician and politician.